Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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